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Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan area east of New York City and west of Suffolk County, in the U.S. state of New York. In 2020, 1,395,774 people lived there.[1] Nassau County is in western Long Island, and is bordered by Suffolk County to the east and by the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens to the west. Until 1899, Nassau County was part of Queens County. The county seat is Mineola. Along with Suffolk, it was named the safest county in the United States in 2005 by Forbes.
Nassau County | |
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Coordinates: 40°44′50″N 73°38′17″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Founded | 1899 |
Named for | House of Nassau |
Seat | Mineola |
Largest town | Hempstead |
Area | |
• Total | 453 sq mi (1,170 km2) |
• Land | 285 sq mi (740 km2) |
• Water | 169 sq mi (440 km2) 37% |
Population | |
• Total | 1,395,774 |
• Density | 4,897.45/sq mi (1,890.92/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code | 516, 363 |
Congressional districts | 2nd, 3rd, 4th |
Website | www |
Nassau County is split into three towns and two cities:
Hamlets in Nassau County include Manhasset, New York.
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